AdminSetUserMFAPreference
The user's multi-factor authentication (MFA) preference, including which MFA options are activated, and if any are preferred. Only one factor can be set as preferred. The preferred MFA factor will be used to authenticate a user if multiple factors are activated. If multiple options are activated and no preference is set, a challenge to choose an MFA option will be returned during sign-in.
Request Syntax
{
"SMSMfaSettings": {
"Enabled": boolean
,
"PreferredMfa": boolean
},
"SoftwareTokenMfaSettings": {
"Enabled": boolean
,
"PreferredMfa": boolean
},
"Username": "string
",
"UserPoolId": "string
"
}
Request Parameters
For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.
The request accepts the following data in JSON format.
- SMSMfaSettings
-
The SMS text message MFA settings.
Type: SMSMfaSettingsType object
Required: No
- SoftwareTokenMfaSettings
-
The time-based one-time password software token MFA settings.
Type: SoftwareTokenMfaSettingsType object
Required: No
- Username
-
The user pool username or alias.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.
Pattern:
[\p{L}\p{M}\p{S}\p{N}\p{P}]+
Required: Yes
- UserPoolId
-
The user pool ID.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 55.
Pattern:
[\w-]+_[0-9a-zA-Z]+
Required: Yes
Response Elements
If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response with an empty HTTP body.
Errors
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.
- InternalErrorException
-
This exception is thrown when Amazon Cognito encounters an internal error.
HTTP Status Code: 500
- InvalidParameterException
-
This exception is thrown when the Amazon Cognito service encounters an invalid parameter.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- NotAuthorizedException
-
This exception is thrown when a user isn't authorized.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- PasswordResetRequiredException
-
This exception is thrown when a password reset is required.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- ResourceNotFoundException
-
This exception is thrown when the Amazon Cognito service can't find the requested resource.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- UserNotConfirmedException
-
This exception is thrown when a user isn't confirmed successfully.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- UserNotFoundException
-
This exception is thrown when a user isn't found.
HTTP Status Code: 400
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following: